This is a card reader only- not a writer. Is that correct?
17003
mine may be the exception one of the slots will not accept a card if you have a card that will fit you can write to or read from it
17004
Think of it as a point of connection for your multimedia cards. It can read, write, update, format... whatever (your software and) you want. The selling point for me was the array of media formats it can accept. I've had mine for a few months now and give it an A+.
17005
No, it will read and write to any card that will fit into one of its slots, as long as the card is in a format that is readable by your operating system (some phones format their cards in ways that are not directly readable by a computer).
1086998
You have options. You can use "safely remove hardware" to remove the entire reader. If you want to remove just a specific card, you can simply right click the card in My Computer and click "eject". If the reader is empty of cards, there is no need to safely remove it--you can just remove it at this point.
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I don't remember if it came with instructions. You insert your card, plug it in, and your computer recognizes it as a new device. Some applications will automatically start downloading if you set your preferences do to that. That's on the computer side, though, The card reader is just a device. And yes, it works with cards in both slots and will concurrently download both cards at the same time, again, if you have your software set up to do that. Hope that helps!
937175
It is NOT a card reader. This is a combination of an usb to usb-mini adapter, and a pen drive. In fact there are three pieces: a cover for the mini end, the adapter, and a 32GB pen drive stuck in the USB end of the adapter. A real nice little package - just don't loose it!
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There should be no compatibility issues reading or writing to your card. I've bought two of these units over the years and they are life savers for those of us using older equipment.
2143542
Yes, be careful with the cheap card readers from China. I had one that corrupted image files during the read or import of the images and they were unrecoverable. I threw it away of course, but I just wanted to agree that it does happen.
1605855
I use easy ACC super speed USB. It comes with two slots for card reader. It's great you can buy at Amazon for $7.95.Good luck
26815
Not sure, Linux does support smart card readers but whether that reader is supported I can't say.
2280258
I only bought this to use with our Garmin, which has a slot for it so I would guess you would have to have some kind of card reader for it.
71240
Yes - it's just a glorified card reader. My daughter uses it with my MacBook with no problems. Just drag and drop the files.
165830
I use a no name card reader no problem. You may need to buy a new card reader.
661651
It works great for USB based HDDs and flash drives. I haven't used any SD card readers, but I just verified that a cheap Sandisk microUSB reader worked.
154366
Dear customer, you can use a card reader, but this product doesn't include a usb cable.Thank you.
1154458
usb 3.0 is only avaibly through usb 3.0 slot. The card reader is through serial ATA.
47230
I found the card reader usless.It worked only once in 14 trys. I sent it back and use my phone scanner. It works all the time.
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Hi RS SURPLUS LLC thanks for writing to us. no this is not a smart card writer. let us know if you can help you in any regard. thanks
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Yes. All smart card readers can write smart cards *if* the card allows it. The term "reader" is a misnomer.The reader allows your computer to talk to the processor within the smart card. The smart card's processor then decides whether or not to allow the computer to read, write, run code, etc. For a basic explanation of how smart cards work, see: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question332.htm